English
lithromantic
Lithromantic comes from English stone ‘willing to give but not receive pleasure’.
- English1500–presentstone‘willing to give but not receive pleasure’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017lithromanticinvoking LGBT meaning of stone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- English1500–presentstone‘willing to give but not receive pleasure’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017lithromanticinvoking LGBT meaning of stone
Earliest quotation: 2017, Paul Byron, Sophia Rasmussen: “They listened to me and didn't talk about my…”
Every English word from English stone
Today it means
adj Experiencing romantic attraction without a need or desire for reciprocation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English stone / lithromantic